Reactivity of metal clusters

Z Luo, AW Castleman Jr, SN Khanna - Chemical reviews, 2016 - ACS Publications
We summarize here the research advances on the reactivity of metal clusters. After a simple
introduction of apparatuses used for gas-phase cluster reactions, we focus on the reactivity …

Probing the binding and activation of small molecules by gas-phase transition metal clusters via IR spectroscopy

A Fielicke - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Isolated transition metal clusters have been established as useful models for extended metal
surfaces or deposited metal particles, to improve the understanding of their surface …

Solvation of ions in helium

T González-Lezana, O Echt, M Gatchell… - … Reviews in Physical …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
We review the solvation of atomic, molecular or cluster ions in HNDs. After briefly discussing
the properties of snowballs in bulk helium we consider experimental conditions for the …

Superalkali NLi4 decorated graphene: A promising hydrogen storage material with high reversible capacity at ambient temperature

H Qi, X Wang, H Chen - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the decoration of superalkali NLi 4 on graphene and the hydrogen
storage properties by using first principles calculations. The results show that the NLi 4 units …

Superalkali NLi4 anchored on BN sheets for reversible hydrogen storage

X Wang, H Qi, L Ma, H Chen - Applied Physics Letters, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Developing an efficient storage medium is a substantial challenge for the utilization of
hydrogen as an energy carrier, and designing materials with intermediate holding strength …

Persistence of a Delocalized Radical in Larger Clusters of Hydrated Copper(II) Hydroxide, CuOH+(H2O)3–7

EG Christensen, KT Lutz, RJ Spencer… - The Journal of Physical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The structures, vibrational spectra, and electronic properties of copper hydroxide hydrates
CuOH+ (H2O) 3–7 were investigated with quantum chemistry computations. As a follow-up …

Solvation of cationic copper clusters in molecular hydrogen

OV Lushchikova, J Reichegger, S Kollotzek… - Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Multiply charged superfluid helium nanodroplets are utilized to facilitate the growth of
cationic copper clusters (Cun+, where n= 1–8) that are subsequently solvated with up to 50 …

Direct evidence for ligand-enhanced activity of Cu (i) sites

EG Dongmo, S Haque, F Kreuter, T Wulf, J Jin… - Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Little is known about the strong mediating effect of the ligand sphere and the coordination
geometry on the strength and isotopologue selectivity of hydrogen adsorption on the …

Novel Lewis Acid‐Base Interactions in Polymer‐Derived Sodium‐Doped Amorphous Si− B− N Ceramic: Towards Main‐Group‐Mediated Hydrogen Activation

S Tada, M Terashima, D Shimizu… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Interest is growing in transition metal‐free compounds for small molecule activation and
catalysis. We discuss the opportunities arising from synthesizing sodium‐doped amorphous …

Global diabatic potential energy surfaces for the BeH 2+ system and dynamics studies on the Be+(2 P)+ H 2 (X 1 Σ g+)→ BeH+(X 1 Σ+)+ H (2 S) reaction

Z Yang, J Yuan, S Wang, M Chen - RSC advances, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The Be+ (2P)+ H2 (X1Σg+)→ BeH+ (X1Σ+)+ H (2S) reaction has great significance for
studying diabatic processes and ultracold chemistry. The first global diabatic potential …